Reserved - 19th-Century German School, Rural View With Cloudy Sky flowers it’s been created on paper

it’s been created on paper and laid on canvas

Paris and its surroundings

The frames are showing their age but

Medium: Oil on woodOverall size: 15½” x 19½” / 39cm x 49cmYear of creation: c

Scuffing around the edges and one or two minor losses

Reserved - 19th-Century German School, Rural View With Cloudy Sky flowers it’s been created on paperA handsome late 19th century oil on canvas depicting a rural view under a vast cloudy sky. A well worn track bends away to our left before disappearing into a copse. Two figures have stopped to chat perhaps on their way home while the sun gently illuminates the distant scenery. We particularly love the horizontal layers in the composition, which reveal themselves as your eyes gradually explore the landscape. The painting is housed within a beautiful